DR Congo coach Le Roy says facing Ghana at AFCON will be tough

DR Congo coach Claude Leroy says despite his immense coaching experience at the Africa Cup of Nations the task of facing Ghana in the group phase of next year tournament will prove to be a daunting obstacle.

The Frenchman, who will be making his seventh appearance at the continent’s flagship football tournament, says Ghana is their biggest threat of reaching the knock-out phase of the competition in South Africa.

The Simbas will clash with the Black Stars in the opening Group B match of at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa in Janaury.

This comes after the two countries were drawn in the same group to face Mali and Niger after yesterday’s draw in Durban.

Le Roy, who knows the Black Stars well having coached the side at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations says the task of facing the Black Stars is tough.

“The match against Ghana will be very important, it is my seventh Africa Cup of Nations so I know I have the experience, but I must admit that it will be difficult,” said the Frenchman who won the title with Cameroon in 1988.

This is a situation where the players have to camp together long before the tournament. Last minute organization is not going to cut it. I am not sure who the November friendly will be against but it should be the first step in training for the AFCON.

Some people seem to forget that Claude Leroy was already In DRC in 2006 reach the quater-finals with us but got eliminated by egypt the host who went all the win to win the trophy against Ivory Coast..You musn’t only be wary about Claude Leroy but besides that the congolese team got quality